LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 1 August 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I In acknowledging his .appointment a.s i patron of the South Taranaki Boys’ and /Girls’ Clubs, tlie Hon. O. J. Hawken, j Minister of Agriculture, wrote to the secretary: “1 *am very much interested in these clubs and hope the movement will grow and ibeoome a power in the land as it is to the boys and girls that we must look to for advancements of the farming . interests in the future. Better education and greater knowledge is nowheie more urgently required than among our primary .producers and these clubs will do a lot of good.” Mr Hawken also forwarded a donation of £3 3s. At Tokaora last night after the Fanners’ Union meeting, supporters of the H ion. O. J. Hawken met to consider a request sent by him that in view of his Ministerial duties it would be impossible for him to give, all the time he would wish tp the coining election contest, and asking electors of the district to appoint delegates to a combined meeting to be held at Opnnake in the course of a few weeks. This meeting would include delegates from every centre in the electorate. It was left to Mr F. Mills to arrange for a delegate j to go with him to the meeting. On page one of this issue appears an announcement regarding a special film Whii,ell will be screened at the Opera House this evening. The'film referred to will be of special interest to the ladies, as it deals with such ail important matter ,a,s cheaper and better cooking. The “New Would” ga.s cooker is claimed to be superlative in the domain of the kitchen and those who are most concerned will have an opportunity tonight of judging upon tins claim. “It is more than an advertisement; it is a, picture also” is* the opinion of those who saw tihe trial screening this momi.ng.*

Arrangements are well in hand for the South Taranaki Farmers’ Union ball to be held at Eltham oil Wednesday next, August' 8. Music will be supplied by Coburn's orchestra, and all! details are an the hands of an efficient oommitee. The supper, floor and decorations ■will leave nothing to be desired ami the function promises to be most successful. The ball is being arranged by the South Taranaki executive, and it is hoped to* make this'function an annual affair.

One of the events of the season is th.»; military ball at Manaia. This function "is to be held this evening in the Town Hall. Complete arrangements have been made by a strong committee under the general direction of the honorary secretaries, Messrs E. Long and T. Hickey. They have engaged Boulton’s orchestra, and have arranged an excellent supper, while the floor is knovn as one of the best on the coast. This combination will ensure that the •;d| wi l le right up to the high standard set in the past, and is certain to attract a large attendance from all parts of the district.

On Tuesday, August 14. a ball will be held in the Miatupu. hall, for which every possible preparation is being made. Buses, it is notified, will run from Ha ever a, Efltham and Jvaponga.

The" president of the- Awarua Labour ] representation committee announced I yesterday that the final ballot for the ( purpose of selecting a Labour candidate j to contest the Awarua seat had resulted in the return of Mr W. 0. Ben-ham, of Invercargill.

■Or. Mitchell has given notice of his intention to move at the next meeting of the Wellington City Council that the Wellington ci-ty and district should conaider a. daylight saving sdli-e-me of its own. -H/s proposes that the . Mayor shiomlcl convene a meeting of citizens to deviise a scheme throughout the city and environs and that representatives of a'l public bodies and associations within 30 miles of Wellington should be especially invited to attend with a view to 1 extending the scheme into these areas. Cr Mitchell will also move that the town clerk should be instructed to take steps to extend) this scheme to all functions and operations of the oity council.

A deficiency of £2992 was shown m the. iTl'inkruipt estate of Archie_ Mitchell, an importer, KiUbirnie, Wellington, a meeting oif whose creditors) was held at Christchurch yesterday, states a Press Association message from that city. The amount owing to unsecured creditors wais £3339, 11Ve biggest, and petitioning, creditor being Arthur Benry, Riccarton, who was owed £1573. In has statement bankrupt said that, prior to the si limp in 1926 he had a profitable business as an importer of footwear. He went to Australia, where he purchased. goods worth £40,000. If he had had a fortnight longer he would have made a ibig profit but the slump came too soon and many orders consigned were repudiated. A .resolution was carried that the assignee should be recommended to facilitate bankrupt’s discharge. •' , In sheer >clolcl anger, a young maoiw'ho ivories In a district near the Ashburton hills set litis motor cycle om fire recently .'because it would not go; and in, a. further display of anger he emptied two bairrelis of his shotgun into- the blaring mass. The cycle was one of .those which are nenv and again picked up for a mere sung from persons who. •haive very plausible excuses for disposing of them (says the “ Guardian ”). There is usually a trial run and the cycle goes 'beautifully, hut the owner does not tell of all the “titivating” he bad to do before he handed d.t to the prospective purchaser, nor of his deep anxiety lost the thing should break down even 'on its trial. But the cycle in. question was no- better (and perhaps no worse) than others of its kind. It took a lot ‘to start the engine, but very little, ito stop It, -and a good half-hour wins wasted each .time the new owner tried to start on a ,-journey. One day recently Ito got to his destination, on the cycle after the usual preliminaries!, bait on the way home it broke down. He sait. on the side of the road, and “said a few words. ’’■ Thou he took the petrol from the tank, poured it over the late lamented, and set fire to it. Not satisfied with that, he hud a parting shot by twice firing 'at the blazing ruins.